Quebec judicial appointments

Judge Jocelyne Gagné
Two Montreal lawyers specialized in environmental and intellectual property law – both from law firm Lavery LLP -- are among the latest appointments to the judiciary by federal Justice Minister Rob Nicholson.

Marie St-Pierre, the Quebec Superior Court justice who last year issued a brick of a judgment in the long-running Castor Holdings Ltd. auditors’ negligence case, has been named to the bench of the Quebec

Éric Downs, the lawyer who prosecuted in the case against Norbourg fraudster Vincent Lacroix on behalf of Quebec financial watchdog Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), has been named a judge of the Court of Quebec.